There are very few films that are genuinely evil, and even fewer that have no artistic value: Triumph of the Will or The Birth of a Nation may be "evil," but they are undeniably masterclasses in cinematic language. So Lawrence Kasden's sophomore feature The Big Chill has a special place in the depths of cinema hell, because it's both evil and … Continue reading The Big Chill – Blu-Ray Review
These are two different Hammer movies made in different eras – The Mummy from the tail end of the 1950s, and Frankenstein and The Monster From Hell from 1974. The first is the far superior film. It was directed by Terence Fisher, Hammer’s premiere director at that time. Fisher also did their Dracula, Curse of … Continue reading The Mummy & Frankenstein and The Mother From Hell – Blu-Ray Review
The Deathstalker films were these post-Conan/Beastmaster productions that delivered up goofy sword-and-sorcery stories. The first one is really shit, to be honest, but the second one is a lot more fun. Both films were Roger Corman productions, with the first made for about half a million. It was the first of about 10 movies that … Continue reading Deathstalker 1 & 2 – Blu-Ray Review
Man Without a Star is a mid-‘50s western directed by King Vidor, who was a notable director, especially in the western genre. Vidor started his career in the 1910s, and this was one of his last movies. He went on to do War and Peace with Audrey Hepburn and Solomon and Sheba, but after that … Continue reading Man Without a Star – Blu-Ray Review
Directed by Michael Curtiz, The Breaking Point stars John Garfield as Harry Morgan, a sport-fishing boat captain who’s taken to smuggling black-market cargo between Mexico and California because his business is on the skids. He’s got a family to provide for and takes the risk to keep up payments on his boat, which he needs … Continue reading The Breaking Point – Blu-Ray Review
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